Ex-congressman George Santos banned from betting platform for life
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Prediction-market operator Kalshi has permanently barred former US congressman George Santos from trading on its platform.
预测市场运营商 Kalshi 永久禁止美国前国会议员乔治·桑托斯在其平台上进行交易。
The company alleged that Santos, who was expelled from Congress following a series of fraud and identity-theft charges, placed bets in February related to his own attendance at US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, according to a notice of disciplinary action.
根据一份纪律处分通知，该公司声称桑托斯因一系列欺诈和身份盗窃指控而被国会驱逐，他在 2 月份就自己出席美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的国情咨文演讲进行了投注。
Kalshi said its compliance team concluded his activity showed signs of insider dealing, prompting the lifetime ban. It said it was acting independently without waiting for external enforcement action.
卡尔希表示，其合规团队得出结论，他的活动显示出内幕交易的迹象，从而导致终身禁令。 该公司表示，其正在独立行动，无需等待外部执法行动。
Santos on X thanked Kalshi for the ban and said "Let's see how much longer you guys are around for".
X 上的桑托斯感谢卡尔希的禁令，并表示“让我们看看你们还能坚持多久”。
The BBC has contacted Santos for comment.
BBC 已联系桑托斯征求意见。
In 2025, Trump ordered the release of Santos, who had been sentenced to a seven-year prison term for wire fraud and identity theft. He had served three months.
2025年，特朗普下令释放桑托斯，后者因电信诈骗和身份盗窃被判处七年徒刑。 他已经服刑三个月了。
In July, Santos agreed to pay $35,000 to settle a federal investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission into his State of the Union trades.
7 月，桑托斯同意支付 35,000 美元，以了结商品期货交易委员会对其国情咨文交易进行的联邦调查。
Kalshi, alleging Santos used non-public information to place bets, issued a penalty of $71,356 (£38,000).
卡尔希指控桑托斯使用非公开信息进行投注，并处以 71,356 美元（38,000 英镑）的罚款。
The disciplinary moves come at a moment when prediction markets – which allow users to wager on outcomes ranging from elections to economic indicators – are facing heightened scrutiny.
这些纪律措施出台之际，预测市场——允许用户对从选举到经济指标等各种结果进行下注——正面临更严格的审查。
Both Kalshi and rival Polymarket have reported an uptick in unusual trading patterns, forcing platforms to strengthen monitoring systems and respond more aggressively to potential misconduct.
Kalshi 和竞争对手 Polymarket 均报告异常交易模式有所增加，迫使平台加强监控系统并对潜在的不当行为做出更积极的反应。
Kalshi said Santos's case was referred to federal authorities earlier this summer after internal systems flagged suspicious behaviour linked to his account.
卡尔希表示，在内部系统标记出与其账户相关的可疑行为后，桑托斯的案件于今年夏天早些时候转交给了联邦当局。
The company said the case centered on his trades in a market tied to whether he would attend Trump's address – an event he could directly influence.
该公司表示，此案的重点是他在市场上的交易，这与他是否会参加特朗普的演讲有关——他可以直接影响这一活动。
Its compliance team found he placed a series of sizeable bets between 2 and 25 February, some of which were based on false or misleading public statements about his plans, according to the company.
据该公司称，其合规团队发现他在 2 月 2 日至 25 日期间进行了一系列巨额押注，其中一些押注是基于对其计划的虚假或误导性公开声明。
His comments moved contract prices, and he ultimately earned $17,839.57 from the trades.
他的言论影响了合约价格，他最终从交易中赚取了 17,839.57 美元。
Santos has denied wrongdoing in various matters but has admitted to stealing identities of nearly a dozen people, including next of kin. He pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft and served three months in prison before Trump commuted his sentence last year.
桑托斯否认在各种问题上有不当行为，但承认窃取了近十几人的身份，其中包括近亲。 他承认犯有电信欺诈和严重身份盗窃罪，并在特朗普去年减刑之前入狱三个月。
He embellished much about his biography in the run-up to his election to Congress in 2022. The former lawmaker was only the sixth in US history to be expelled from Congress.
在 2022 年当选国会议员之前，他对自己的传记做了很多修饰。 这位前议员是美国历史上第六位被国会驱逐的议员。
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